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The terror attack in New York City this week [on 10/31/17] was heartbreaking. I was sitting in my office at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, where I teach academic writing. I had not yet seen the news. One of my students, whose family is from the disputed areas around Kirkuk and whose house and […]

“What greater form of patriotism is there than the belief that America is not yet finished, that we are strong enough to be self-critical … that loving this country requires more than singing its praises or avoiding uncomfortable truths. It requires … the willingness to speak out for what’s right …” President Barack Obama, Selma […]

Alex Poppe is the author of Girl, World, a collection of socially-relevant short stories published by Laughing Fire Press. People often ask how I went from actor to teacher/writer. In 2004, I was working with the director Larysa Kondracki (writer/director, The Whistleblower) on a short film. At that time, she was writing The Whistleblower and […]

Jonathan LaPoma is the author of the Stargazer Literary Prize-winning novel, Developing Minds: An American Ghost Story, published by Laughing Fire Press To all of the teachers stepping to the head of classrooms for the first time, good luck. You’ve entered one of the world’s most difficult professions and you are likely not yet […]